Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-13


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eeabfiess nany pscpis are nst asase q
tse exfsfanse. WhfFs. Efx w1nehz $50
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aaafissiTIr 49,. NV. with fw0 fsaehetAs
= rnuate taaeteF and oEsR 80 Ntn9snlA
10 eaow that thfs ssboog has eone 20
essY. IL Trustees, amonR wnGn Ass
sar5e 81 fbe best busfness Eeea Of
Western Wnahinatou. bave beeoEBs 10
ssguorsaed aescrdina 20 iaw, and bold
II eAdowmen1 buiidiags end lana
psoperty wsFth between Sl5lo8 ana
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TIE Trustees have shown their wis
dom b. aeesding - call TIE inslifaflgn
fu44 W1at i is-an aoademy. They %
Dos call Il college. far theg d. not e
present proposes 70 provide fer 20 hiRn
~ sdnsssIon aa b 10 b Ratnsd 81 . col
lags. NsitheF DO thsy cali u q aniSefsi.
y, becasse q university y phase
whsrs. aaids from ths regular college
coarse, are Supposed - Be t4uRhf -
least law. medicine aid t1e0loGy.
1 They call il an academy. because thsy
/ qropose 10 furnish rseans for acquiring
good practical edacatian. and % gre
| pare young msn and women either Cor
/ business, for leaehiae o. for pr0secutinR
their sEndiss still farther at s0ns col
ieee. That the aeMdemy may u llme
grow int0 a college oF even uDiFsfnty
l., Of course, possible; bot g va
thsuahf besl il starring 70 pat tbeeuall
end Of the wedge h 6rst and thsn kseI
| p1andinG.
On approaohing CoupeviIis from the
Sound ths arst buildinG which aftracs'
pour attenfion y 3 large, me looking
two etsFied structure neatly painted
and surrounded With q picket fsuHe
Standing back up0B TIE bill some fwen
~ rods from the water Il presents
commanding appearances and at one
You are led 20 enquire What the build
Ina 10 Used for. To your inquiry eome.
the reply, THAT b Pngst SQUAD Aced
envy Upon catering you md 70 ~
right Of the broad hallway two iafR.
rooms eonneoted With folding doors
These are the recitation Rooms Of ~
Academy students proper, and are vel
provided with hlaekboArda. tables
. eto., for the eouvsnieDce Of the students
/ In the rear Of theae rooms may Be seeI
Il Q fns, large regulator clock. the recon
. / Gift Of Robbins Baftell, ESQ., Of Nor
f0lk, Conn. The first room upon ~
/ lefs Of the hall Il the library and mast
Foom. Just back Of tkis Is the Eoeu 10
! the primary department., presided owe
| By Miss Ida BnFWell, Of Seattle.
II AZ the end Of the hall is dinin
! room large enough 20 aoc0m0date sey
Ienty-five students 81 once. The board
ing department., under the manage
: ment Of Miss Irene Reed. IL. - "a
writer has reasons 20 know, iustl
: worthy tbs hiRh reputation Il has a
ready acquired. TIE marvel 20 all
: how such excellent board can be fur
= nished for % low price as $3.50 "
week. Other rooms connected vii
; this department occupy she rest Of 81
firSt story, while the high stone found1
! ton upon which the building stand
furnishes ample room In the hasamer
! for cellar, wash rooms, etc. In the $50
3 Ond story are ffssea well fnrnishe
Fooms wkere the Principal and bis fau
! ily, assistant teaaher, music teache
!. matFon. and fourteen students mak
!, tneir home. From present ihdicafien
2 IL will be necessary before another yea
10 add q third story 10 this buildlnl
!. and perhaps 10 build q rev bali.
Professor Lindsay. Of Tabor ColleQl
Iowa, and OF Yale Theological Semin
airy, has already proven himself just Cd
: man 20 act as principal Of this new il
stslulion. His skiil as ga instructor &
i nth fsa rslan a. esaa rN
J makes him justly popular among th
young aud be soou wins their highel
: confidence aud esteem. Whether Z
Z evening prayers, where all the studeni
ia the building meet together as on
= family, or az the solid work Of the II
citation room, OF IN the games Of u
social gathering. Professor Lindsay
recognized at once and by sll as ID
: leader. Under bis eSreful manaKemen
! the home life Of the institution is
! marked feature. and when ten sicloc
at nsght comes every student 10 in hi
room ard the doors are locked. n
wonder that parents feel perfectly SAT
concerning their children 50 long a
they are under the care Of euch q ma
: and surrounded with such influences.
The people Of WILDLY Island and th
: surrounding country may justly fee
proad % Puget sound Academy. Con
: sidegina the sheFt time since 10 started
its success has indeed been marvellous
: aud great credit is due both 10 the PEG
pie Of the Island. WAC have fuFntshe
the building and land, and 10 the peopl
Of the Congregational denomination
WHO have furnished the endow cnt Q
$1,000. and ander whose direct super
|, vision the school is to be. The Academ
has already many friends anon
benevolent Christian people IN New En0
land, and they are determined TO stan,
by Il II only the people Of Wester
Washington will do their part.
To show that the school IL meetin
felt need, We have only 70 refer
the fact THAI aside from the young pee
pie on Whidby Island, there afs stu
: dents here this toFn from stuck juno
ton, Kent, Eagle HarooF, Port Mad
son and LaconneF. Report also come
from paFt Gamble, Port Townsend
Lspas Island. Utsalady, skaGit Valley
Whatcom, the Nooksack country an
other phases In this vicinity, that man
young people are interested IN IN
Puget Sound Academy, and are hopiR
BY smother year b be able 10 attand.
locks noW "a though the Trustees woul
have their hands full 20 provide accom-
modaiions foF ell vho come; but Wit
sach men as DEXTER Hsrton. James n
Coirnan and WIN. II. Reeves az the haal
OF affairs, Ne feel sure that no studen
will Be taFned away for lack Of room
ANY cammunicaiions oonccFninQ %
school may be addressed either 10 Prot
George Lindsay, Coapville. 90 10 %
. Secretary, Rev. Henry l. Bates, Seattle
W.T. YEsrron.
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